TRANSGENDER ISSUES: A FACT SHEET
Numbers: An estimated 2 to 5% of the population is transgender (i.e., experience some degree of gender dysphoria). The number of people who identify as transsexual and undergo sex-resassignment is smaller.
Recent statistics from the Netherlands indicate that about 1 in 12,000 natal males undergo sex-reassignment and about 1 in 34,000 natal females. Over time, the gap between the reported numbers of MTF and FTM transsexuals is closing.
1 Hate Violence A nationwide survey of bias-motivated violence against LGBT people from 1985 to 1998 found that incidents targeting transgender people accounted for 20% of all murders and about 40% of all police-initiated violence.
2 Jurisdictions with Transgender Explicit Non-Discrimination Laws States: 16 + D.C. (California, Colorado, Connecticut, D.C., Hawaii, Illinois, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington) Cities and Counties: 143 Numbers of people protected: 119,041,592 (about 44% of the population)
3 San Francisco Dep. of Public Health Study – A Snapshot of Discrimination In 1997, the SF Dept. of Public Health surveyed 392 MTF and 123 FTM transgender people.
Here are some of the results:4 MTF FTM Median Age 34 (range: 19-67 years) 36 (range: 19-61 years)
Race 25% African-American, 27% Latina, 27% White, 13% API, 6% Native American 67% White, 12% Latino, 10% African-American, 7% API, 3% Native American Sexual Orientation 67% Heterosexual, 21% Bisexual 35% Heterosexual, 33% Bisexual, 18% Gay, 12% Lesbian Median
Monthly Income $744 (range: $55-7,436) $1,100 (range: $100-6,000) HIV Status 35% tested HIV+ Less than 2% tested HIV+ Health Insurance 52% without insurance 41% without insurance Housing 20% without stable housing or homeless 15% without stable housing or homeless
Abuse/Discrimination 83% reported verbal abuse because of their gender identity or gender presentation 37% reported physical abuse 46% reported employment discrimination 37% reported housing discrimination 85% reported verbal abuse because of their gender identity or gender presentation 30% reported physical abuse 57% reported employment discrimination 20% reported housing discrimination 1 Van Kesteren, et al., An epidemiological and demographic study of transsexuals in the Netherlands, 25(6) Archives of Sexual Behavior 589 (1996). 2 Anti-Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Violence in 1998. A report of the National Coalition of AntiViolence Programs (1999).
Available online at http://ncavp.org/publications/NationalPubs.aspx. 3 Jurisdictions with Explicitly Transgender-Inclusive Nondiscrimination Laws, available online at http://www.thetaskforce.org (last updated 10/2011). 4 The Transgender Community Health Project (1999). Available at http://hivinsite.ucsf.edu/InSite?page=cftg-02-02.
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Valentijn De Hingh, Netherlands
Amiyah Scott, US
Jenna Talackova, Canada
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